EghtesadOnline: There are many Iranian saffron farmers in the country, and most of them supply high-quality saffron. The saffron then is dried, and it turns to the pure saffron that we see at hypermarkets worldwide.
EghtesadOnline: The Government Trading Corporation of Iran plans to purchase a total of 10 million tons of wheat from local farmers at guaranteed prices in the current crop year (Sept. 2020-21).
EghtesadOnline: The government has decided to import about 2.3 million tons of wheat during the course of the current crop year (September 2020-21) to replenish its strategic reserves, according to the head of the National Wheat Farmers Foundation.
EghtesadOnline: There is no problem in the production and allocation of urea fertilizer quotas, director of Iran's Association of Petrochemical Industry Corporation said.
EghtesadOnline: The shortage and consequently the exorbitant prices of poultry feed have phased out around 7,000 chicken farmers from the production cycle, says the secretary of Iran Chicken Farmers Union.
EghtesadOnline: The shortage and consequently the exorbitant prices of poultry feed have phased out around 7,000 chicken farmers from the production cycle, says the secretary of Iran Chicken Farmers Union.
EghtesadOnline: Chicken farmers have suffered 21 trillion rials ($130 million) in losses in the past five months due to a production surplus, the head of Iran Broiler Breeders Union’s board of directors said.
EghtesadOnline: An official with the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare said performance-based contracting has been put in place for a total of 10,000 farmers over the past one and a half years and this has improved their productivity, ensured the sales of their products and consequently boosted their income.
EghtesadOnline: A private knowledge-based company has indigenized drones that assist farmers in a variety of ways, Energy Today website reported.
EghtesadOnline: Deep water wells in Zanjan Province are dragging the region into trouble of the kind that the region may soon be unable to supply enough water to farmers.